Chela One
Chela One is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 20% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Chela One
Most PDFs embed only the letters they already use. Type a new letter and many editors either refuse or swap in a different font. MythosPDF recognises Chela One from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Chela One itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 419.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 550.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 224 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Chela One
Measured on every printable character both fonts contain. A smaller difference means the same words take the same space, so lines break in the same places.
- Stylish Regularloosely similar widths (42.4 units)
- Yrsa Regularloosely similar widths (42.5 units)
- Rasa Regularloosely similar widths (42.5 units)
- Lateef Regularloosely similar widths (44.2 units)
- Chau Philomene One Regularloosely similar widths (45.8 units)
- Gupter Regularloosely similar widths (46.2 units)
- Harmattan Regularloosely similar widths (47.1 units)
- Alegreya Sans Regularloosely similar widths (47.1 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Chela One?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Chela One itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Chela One free to use?
Chela One is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, an open licence that allows free use in documents, including commercial ones. Check the licence text for your exact use.
+Which font is closest to Chela One?
By measured letter widths, Stylish is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 42.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Chela One support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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